Ocke-Schwen Bohn is the head of the project and professor of English linguistics. His research focuses on the sounds of language (phonetics and phonology) and on language acquisition, both in first and second or foreign language learning. This research has contributed to our understanding of universal language abilities in infants and has shed light on the ability of adults to acquire new speech sounds, thereby helping to dismiss the myth concerning a critical period for second language acquisition. 

Read more about Ocke’s research here:

• Pure
• Google Scholar 
• An interview by Cardoso & Alves (2015)

Sidsel Holm Rasmussen is a member of the research project and postdoc at the Department of English at Aarhus University. She is co-responsible for the project’s four training studies. Sidsel works with Danish, English, and Chinese, and she is especially interested in phonetics, phonology, and foreign language acquisition. 

Read more about Sidsel’s research on Pure. 

Birgitte Poulsen is a member of the research project and a PhD student at the Department of English at Aarhus University. She is co-responsible for the project’s four training studies. Birgitte’s interests in linguistics lie mainly in foreign language acquisition and foreign accents.

Read more about Birgitte’s research on Pure. 

Ida Marie Thomsen Krarup is a bachelor’s student at Aarhus University and is a student assistant on the research project. Ida contributes to the preparation of materials for the experiments as well as the execution of the experiments. Ida is especially interested in how input from different senses influence our perception of speech.

Rebecca Marianne Lund is a bachelor’s student at Aarhus University and is a student assistant on the research project. Rebecca contributes to the preparation of the materials for the experiments as well as the execution of the experiments. Rebecca is especially interested in language acquisition and multilingualism.